Some RNA molecules have unexpected sugar coating
In a surprise find, scientists have discovered sugar-coated RNA molecules decorating the surface of cells.
In a surprise find, scientists have discovered sugar-coated RNA molecules decorating the surface of cells.
Molecular & Computational biology
May 17, 2021
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Researchers at A*STAR have compared six data-analysis processes and come up with a clear winner in terms of speed, quality of analysis and reliability. The top performer took large, complex biological data sets and spat out ...
Biotechnology
Mar 18, 2019
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The hypothalamus is involved during the coordination of neuroendocrine functions in vertebrates and their evolutionary origin can be described using integrated transcriptome or connectome brain maps of swimming tadpoles of ...
Researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered a new gene-editing technique that allows for the programming of sequential cuts—or edits—over time.
Biotechnology
Feb 23, 2021
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The repair of damage to genetic material (DNA) in the human body is carried out by highly efficient mechanisms that have not yet been fully researched. A scientific team led by Christian Seiser from MedUni Vienna's Center ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 11, 2024
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Two factors that control the expression of a key gene required by luminescent bacteria to kill competing bacterial cells have been identified. The finding, by researchers at Penn State, sheds light on the molecular mechanisms ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 7, 2020
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Scientists at Yale have explained a potentially important connection in the evolution of mammalian pregnancy and the spread of cancer.
Evolution
Nov 27, 2019
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For the first time, researchers have succeeded in selectively exciting a molecule using a combination of two extreme-ultraviolet light sources and causing the molecule to dissociate while tracking it over time. This is another ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 22, 2023
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Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have used their expertise in quantum biology, artificial intelligence and bioengineering to improve how CRISPR Cas9 genome editing tools work on organisms like microbes that can ...
Biotechnology
Nov 8, 2023
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A group of researchers from the Andalusian Centre for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER) has revealed the importance of eliminating any excess of defective products that might have accumulated in the mitochondria, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 3, 2019
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